viewers, here is what we learned at cnn. we talk about lance armstrong, we knew about the seven tour de france titles and the foundation and the sponsorships. that's all gone. question lingered as to whether or not he would be prosecuted for doping. if you watched him on oprah a couple of weeks ago, he said, yes, i did it. so now we're hearing that this u.s. attorney who had initially said he wouldn't pursue pressing charges or prosecuting, i should say, is standing by that statement. here he was. >> we made a decision on the case a little over a year ago. obviously we have been well aware of the statements made by armstrong and other media reports. that has not changed my view at this time. we'll consider -- we'll continue to look at the situation, but it hasn't changed our view as i stand here today. >> sunny hostin, straight to you, our lawyer on the panel here. >> former federal prosecutor for the justice department, right? >> yes, ma'am. are you surprised? >> you know, i am surprised. but there is that thing called prosecutorial discretion, right? and prosecutors do look at cases a